Meet Walsh’s 2025 Summer Associates
Liam Gannon is a rising 2L at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he is a member of the Irish-American Law Student Association, Corporate Law Society, and the Real Estate Law Society. Additionally, he serves on the Executive Board of Seton Hall’s Rodino Society and St. Thomas More Society.
Liam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Liam spent a semester abroad at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy, and interned at both a litigation firm in Morristown and insurance broker in New York. Upon graduation, he taught middle school social studies through a teaching program in Denver, CO.
Prior to law school, Liam worked in the commercial insurance industry, most recently serving as an Assistant Vice President at a leading brokerage firm, where he managed broker-carrier relationships, developed strategic initiatives for carriers, supported business development, and streamlined reporting processes for client deliverables. Previously, he had worked as an Associate at a different brokerage firm in New Jersey.
Matthew Lista is a rising 3L student at Fordham University School of Law, where he is recognized as a Paul Fuller Scholar and serves as the editor of the Cooper-Walsh Colloquium for the Urban Law Journal. He is also on the executive board for the Brendan Moore’s Trial Advocacy Program and a member of the International Refugee Assistance Project at Fordham.
Matthew earned his Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Politics and Spanish, with minors in Latin American Studies and Business in Liberal Arts from The Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College.
His honors thesis focused on the legalization of Indigenous autonomy in Latin America. While at Penn State, Matthew studied abroad in Santiago, Chile, was a Peer Advisor with Penn State Global, and an interned with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, where he analyzed the relationship between marginalized communities’ interactions with law enforcement and recommended equitable policy solutions.
Prior to beginning law school, he was an Auxiliar de Conversación with C.E.I.P Ramón Pérez de Ayala in Madrid, Spain, where he led lesson plans designated to teach English as a second language to students. Last summer, Matthew was an immigration services intern with Catholic Charities Community Services in New York.
Cayla Teehan is a rising 4L at Seton Hall University School of Law. She has earned Certificates of Excellence in Contracts and Torts and serves as a Senior Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review.
She earned her Master of Business Administration, from Johnson and Wales University and Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Business from Saint Anselm College.
With over a decade of experience in human resources, Cayla has worked in both corporate and hospitality industries. Her expertise includes employee relations, compliance, compensation, onboarding, leave management (including ADA and FMLA), policy development, and workforce training. She has also supported employment-based visa processes (H-2B, H-1B, TN) and partnered with agencies on international placements (J-1).
Cayla is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management as a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).